- combat
- com|bat1 [ˈkɔmbæt US ˈka:m-] n1.) [U]fighting, especially during a warin combat▪ Corporal Gierson was killed in combat.▪ We flew over 200 combat missions .▪ training in unarmed combat (=fighting without weapons)mortal combat(=fighting until one person kills another)hand-to-hand combat(=fighting in which you are close enough to touch your opponent)combat aircraft/jacket/boots etc2.)a fight or battlecombat 2com|bat2 [ˈkɔmbæt, kəmˈbæt US kəmˈbæt, ˈka:mbæt] v past tense and past participle combated present participle combating [T][Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: combattre, from Vulgar Latin combattere, from Latin com- ( COM-) + battuere 'to hit']to try to stop something bad from happening or getting worse - used especially in news reportscombat inflation/crime/racism etc▪ In order to combat inflation, the government imposed strict controls on foreign currency.▪ new strategies for combatting terrorism
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.